Hate

I wwas reading my proverb of the day and what God hates threw a wrench in my theology.

There are six things the Lord hates,
    seven that are detestable to him:
17         haughty eyes,
        a lying tongue,
        hands that shed innocent blood,
18         a heart that devises wicked schemes,
        feet that are quick to rush into evil,
19         a false witness who pours out lies

        and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.

I always assumed God loved everyone, however, he hates those who do these things. A person that is consumed with pride i.e. haughty eyes makes the list. Oh, how we need the Spirit of God to keep us on the path! And also we must keep the Word of God in our hearts and mind e.g. reading and meditating on it every day. God will forgive when we confess our sins and clean us from our evil. 

I suppose we would despise someone who always lied. And even someone who continually stirsup conflict or strife in our community would be undesireble.  We like to land on God is love, but the other side of the coin is what He hates and who He hates. We definitely want to turn from these things and reprogram our brain towards the right direction.